Cooled-bottle dispenser.



L. H. GOODWIN.

COOLED BOTTLE DISPENSER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-9. 19l4- RENEWED JAN. 31,1918.

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IINIT LEVI H. GOODWIN, 01F CRAB QJRCHA, KENTUCKY.

COOLED-BOTTLE DISPENSER.

Application filed September'9, 1914, Serial No. 860,933. Renewed January 31, 1918. Serial No. 214,787.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI H. GOODWIN, residing at Crab Orchard, Lincoln county, State -'of Kentuck have invented a certain new and useful Cooled-Bottle Dispenser, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact. description, attention being called to the drawing which accompanies this application and forms a part thereof.

Thisiinvention concerns a device for dispensing beverages which are sold bottled and in which the bottles are cooled so that their contents may be immediately partaken of. Drinks like mineral water, pop, etc, which are put up in bottles of a certain uniform shape and of fixed sizes, usually pints,

or half pints are had in v1ew.

From the nature of its use I consider the term of cooled bottle dispenser an appropriate designation for the device.

he invention consists of the construction of this device as it is hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side-elevation of the device partly in section.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same withparts broken away.

Fig. 3 showsin front-view a modification of. the bottle carrier.

Fig. 4 in side-view shows another modifi cation of this carrier.

The bottles in which these beverages are sold, are usually capped and the caps are labeled to denote the contents of the bottles.

Means are provided in my device whereby the bott-es are carried in a certain position which is so that the labeled caps indicating the contents of the bottles may be conveniently read. Thus a bottle containing a particular drink desired may be quickly found and readily withdrawn through an opening provided for the purpose in the casing of the device. an endless carrier which is moved from time to time so as to bring the bottles, neck to the front, opposite the openimg mentioned, the

places of bottles withdrawn being immediately filled by an attendant so that the inserted bottles remain in the cooleruntil in course of time they appear In the drawing, numeral 10 indicates a wall,

preferably circular in shape and of Specification of Letters Patent.

.tially of a :cooler.' In the form The bottles are supported on again opposite Patented Feb. 41, 19119.

a material, suitable for the purpose. 11-11 indicate opposite flat. sides which, together with wall 10, form a casing which constitutes the inclosure of a cooling chamber. On top of this casing and in open communication with the cooling chamber is the ice receptacle 12. Numeral 13 designates a support for the ice. Numeral 14 denotes a hingedly connected flap which closes the aforementioned opening in the casing through which access to the interior of the cooling chamber may be had for the purpose of handling the bottles. Numeral 15 indicates a suitable base for the device. Supported in suitable bearings in the center of sides 11 11 is a shaft 16 which supports the bot tle carrier. In its preferred form 'as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 this latter consists substandrum-shaped structure coinpris- .ing' two circular end frames 17 substantially wheel shaped. The periphery of the drum consists of bars 18 which extend transversely they are secured.

Devices to hold the bottles are securedto these liars- These devices are constructed so that 'by preference the bottles are held to extend in radial relation to the carrier and with their necks outwardly so that, when they pass opposite the opening in the casing as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, any particularv bottle may readily be selected and removed. The construction is also such that this removal may be accomplished in a quick and convenient manner and until this removal takes place, the bottles are securely held in position while passing through the shown in F igs. 1 and 2, of the opposing holding elements, one is rigidly positioned on the carrier and the otheriis yieldingly connected thereto. The

between these circular end frames to which yielding element of a spring-actuated loop 21. 'In the form shown in Fig. 4, two opposing spring-actuated members 22 are shown.

The use of the device is readily understood.

In case a bottle ist-o be withdrawn, flap 14: is

. raised and the bottle carrier is rotated until rigid element consists of pins 19 and the near may be with- Illltl wheel 27, are provided and mounted upon shaft 16. This wheel may be located inside the carrier each time in order to obtain any particular bottle.

The object is to remove from the carrier if possible, all bottles completely across its face and accessible from the opening in the position the carrier occupies at the time, before moving it again, so that bottles inserted to take the place of bottles removed may remain in the cooler as long as possible before re-appearing in the opening. This presumes of course that the carrier moves in one direction only for which purpose a ratchet device 28 is provided which prevents rotation in the wrong direction. Nor should the movement of the carrier be so free as to cause it to move of itself in case it is unevenly loaded. For such purpose a brake device is provided which may consist of two complementary friction disks 29, one secured stationary and the other so as to be movable with the shaft.

The carrier may be modified as shown in Fig. 3, in which case instead of one drum :1 number of narrow sections 31 are used side by side. In this case each section may carry a particular kind of beverage and would be independently movable on shaft 16.

In the form shown in Fig. 4, this endless carrier is in form of chains 32 to which bars 33 are secured which carry the bottle-holding devices. The waste water resulting from the melting ice may trickle into the cooling chamber from which it may be drained in a suitable manner. a

Flap door 1e may be in form of a window.

In actual construction the bottle-holding devices may be much closer together than shown in the drawing. Likewise the width of the carrier across its face should be as large as possible to accommodate as many with their bottoms against said carrier and so as to leave their necks free for observation of the labels on the ends of their necks while they rotate with the carrier and to permit grasping of said necks and withdrawal of the bottles through the opening mentioned when opposite said opening, and

means to move the carrier to bring the bottleholding means with the bottles opposite said opening and with the necks of the bottles nearest said opening.

2. In a device of the kind described the combination of a rotary bottle carrier, an inclosure in which thecarrier is supported and which is provided with an opening for access, bottle-holding means provided on the carrier and consisting of radially projecting pins arranged in pairs and rigidly mounted on the carrier and of complementary spring-actuated loop-members mounted opposite each pair of pins and adapted to yieldingly hold the bottles against said pins whil they are seated with their bottoms against the carrier and so as to extend radially from the carrier to leave the necks of the bottles free to permit observation of the labels on the ends of said neckswhen the bottles have been moved to a position opposite said opening, and means to move the carrier to bring the bottleholding means with the bottles opposite said opening to permit grasping of the necks of the bottles for withdrawal of the bottles from the inclosure.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

LEVI H. GOODWIN. Witnesses:

C. SPENGEL, WM. KLAUSMEYER. 

